The All America Selections
(AAS) is
a national program to select the best of the new varieties each year.This is done in about 30 trial gardens
throughout North America.Although mainly annuals, perennials can be
included if they are grown from seed and bloom the first year.The varieties proving new or better than
similar existing ones are given the “All America Award”, and are displayed
in
over 200 display gardens, such as this one.The flowers below (green labels) represent some of the most recent
winners and other new introductions, and are primarily annuals.Perennials on display, not part of this
program (black labels), can be found on a separate list.

We are especially pleased and
thankful this year for many new “specialty annuals” (those generally grown
from
cuttings and not seeds) provided by two wholesale greenhouse propagators
in New Hampshire—Pleasant
View
Gardens (PVG) and DS Cole Growers (DSC).Those from PVG marked “new” are just that, new introductions to the
trade this year.The PVG annuals are
from their Proven Winners and Proven Selections series.Those from DSC are from several other brand
name series. Rated 8/30/07:
d=dead, 1=no flowers/poor growth, 2=some flowers/marginal effect,
3=excellent
flowering/habit with best * indicated. (lvs=leaves, fls=flowers)

A
cooperative program of the
Burlington Dept. of Parks and Recreation and University of Vermont
Extension (Dr. Leonard Perry).Appreciation is
expressed to the Vermont Assn. of
Professional
Horticulturists and the Burlington
Garden Club for funding and support, and to Hamlen’s Garden Center
(Swanton) for production assistance.